User:Jblomer/Saxe Froshaug

Saxe Froshaug (December 13, 1867- October 1, 1916 uncertain) was a Minnesota District 56 Senator from 1911- 1914. Froshaug was born in Trogstad, Norway but settled in Minnesota with his father Johan Olsen Froshaug (John Froshaug in the United States) and his mother Caroline Hansdatter. Saxe Froshaug earned a Medical Degree in 1895 and was a practicing Physician in Swift County, Minnesota.

Biographical Information
Date of Birth: 12/13/1867

Date of Death: 10/01/1916 (uncertain)

Birth Place: Trogstad Birth Country: Norway

City of Residence: Benson, MN

Occupation: Physician

Education
Medical Degree; 1895

Other Government Service
County Government                    Swift County, Minnesota (County Physician)

County Government                    Swift County, Minnesota (County Coroner) Municipal Government                 Benson, Minnesota (City Physician) Municipal Board/Commission           Benson, Minnesota (City Board of Health, Chair) School Board/Administration          Benson, Minnesota (Board of Education, Clerk, 4 years)

Minnesota State Senate Sessions Served
Legislative Session: 38th (1913-1914) (second half of Senate term)

Elected: 11/8/1910

Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915

District: 56

Residence: Benson

Counties Represented: Big Stone, Swift

Occupation: Physician

Party:  Prohibition

Committees:Charitable Institutions, Claims, Engrossment

Legislative Session: 37th (1911-1912)

Elected: 11/8/1910

Term of Office: 1/3/1911 to 1/4/1915

District: 56

Residence: Benson

Counties Represented: Big Stone, Swift

Occupation: Physician

Party:  Prohibition